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Kanako Momota
Background information
Also known as	Kanako, Deko-chan (nicknames)
Born	(1994-07-12) July 12, 1994 (age 30)
Origin	Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2005–present
Labels	King Records
Website	http://www.momoclo.net/

Kanako Momota (百田 夏菜子, Momota Kanako) (born July 12, 1994) is a Japanese idol singer. She is known as the leader and member of the female musical group Momoiro Clover Z. Her Momoiro Clover Z image color is Red.

Biography

Kanako Momota was born on July 12, 1994, in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. When she was in 5th grade of elementary school (she was 10 or 11), she applied for, and won an audition advertised on the magazine De☆View. That was held by her present office Stardust, inc. In spring 2008, Kanako Momota became a member of Momoiro Clover. In November 2008, she replaced Reni Takagi as the leader of the group. In March 2011, it was announced that Kanako Momota would appear in Mika Ninagawa's cosplay photoshoot series in the fashion magazine Zipper.

Acrobatics

Momoiro Clover's concerts feature lots of acrobatics. Kanako's speciality is a so-called "shrimp jump", which she performs during the song "Ikuze! Kaitō Shōjo".

On October 4, 2013, she failed to complete the jump and fell on her rear. The incident cause a stir among fans and was widely reported by the Japanese media. Kanako was not injured.

Personal

• She is lefty, but uses the right hand in sports.
• As she refers to her strengths, she is cheerful, competitive in everything. As weaknesses, she is a slow starter, often feels bothered in doing anything, often listen little deeply to others.。
• Her hobby is watching DVDs in relaxing. Her specialities are rhythmic gymnastics and basketball.。
• She dreams to act as an actress with Atsuko Maeda, a former member of AKB48.
• Her favorite subject is PE, the unfavorite are Math and English. She is also poor at the Japanese and Chinese Characters Kanji.
• Her favorite movies are "Twilight (2008)" and "The Magic Hour."

References

1. "Kanako Momota". Momoiro Clover Z official site. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
2. Yūkan Gadget Tsūshin (2012-06-03). "ももクロ百田夏菜子　病院で「アスリートですか？」と言われる" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-12-07.
3. "ももクロ、悲願達成で号泣「ずっと夢見てきました」…紅白出場歌手決定". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2012-11-27. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
4. "ももクロ×BEAMS T「AMKSR」コラボT、通販受付開始" (in Japanese). =Natalie. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2012-12-07.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
5. "百田夏菜子が地元凱旋！ももクロ浜松で縦横無尽のバカ騒ぎ". Natalie (in Japanese). 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
6. "ももクロ百田×蜷川実花「Zipper」で2号連続コスプレ撮影" (in Japanese). Natalie. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
7. "ももクロ･百田のエビ反り失敗がツイッターで話題「調子のって反りすぎた」". My Navi News (in Japanese). 2013-10-05.
8. "NEWSポストセブン｜「ももクロ・百田夏菜子は長嶋茂雄である」 その理由は？". 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-12-30. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |uage= ignored (help)
9. "ココ☆ナツ". 百田夏菜子(ももいろクローバー) 公式ブログ. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
10. ^ "公式サイト　プロフィール". スターダストプロモーション. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
11. ^ 「ももクロ夏のバカ騒ぎSummer Dive 2012 Tour」公式ツアーパンフレット. SDP. 2012-06-17. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
12. "一つの夢☆". でこちゃん日記. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
13. ニッポン放送『ももいろクローバーZ ももクロくらぶxoxo』（2012年9月9日放送）

External links

• Kanako Momota's official Stardust profile
• Momoiro Clover Z profile
• Kanako Momota at IMDb

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